Buy this book on-line MICHENER**, JAMES A: : POLAND - A NovelLONDON.SECKER & WARBURG,1983. ISBN 0436279681.
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. VG++/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj - absence of publisher's price.These edns are generally believed to be export issues and distributed before the trade release in the country of its origin.Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around,glossy, black background with capitalised,white with red outline lettered part-title and pale orange lettered sub-title,red lettered author name to front panel of dw/dj along with a bordered oval scenic landscape colour illustration within,a spine/backstrip with repeated capitalised,white with lightly faded red outlined lettered part-title and author's,sunned/faded to a pale pink (from its original red) lettered name and capitalised,white lettered publisher name to foot of same,rear panel with white bordered, ,author's b/w portrait photograph. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping, creasing to edges and corners - one tiny snick on front lower edge -no other nicks,tears or splits present,a few indents to front's gutter's fold crease with a couple more to front panel with some minimal penetration to board beneath,else remainder of dw/dj virtually scoring-free.Top+fore-edges inevitably and ubiquitously aged/toned but foxing/spotting-free; contents bright,tight, clean with page-edge toning,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation. publisher's bright,crisp and overall,generally clean other than some minimal white bleached spots to front board,sharp-cornered,original plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettered spine/backstrip,a red+yellow chequered heaqdband,and bright,immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,viii-xviiipp+4-556pp [paginated] includes verso of acknowledgementsan Explanation of the novel, People of Poland: Nobility,Clergy,Townsmen,Jews, Countrymen,X (10) chapters each with a b/w motif illustrated chapter-headpiece; plus [unpaginated] half-title,repeated b/w motif design of headpieces to illustrated title page, the recto of acknowledgements,contents list/ table with blank reverse,and to the rear,2pp blanks.
Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its age.It is only the exterior faults that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them,it really is still an acceptable example for its cleanliness and brightness.
Family saga detailing the times and tribulations of three Polish families named Buk, Bukowski and Lubonski, spanning a period of about 700 years up to the rise of the Solidarity movement.
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